chevy blazer tralier hitch install how easy is it 1997 blazer

duckland23

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How easy is it to install a boat hitch on the back of my 1997 chevy blazer 4x4 . I never mounted one in my life , my friend two door down from me said its easy as pie . what will I need to do . He told me to install a rese hitch on the back of it . Do I need it welded to the frame as well or will standard bolts workout fine . Im wanting to install one when I get a boat for fishing . I dont know where I'll store it but I'll worry about that when the time comes .
 

Bob_VT

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Re: chevy blazer tralier hitch install how easy is it 1997 blazer

Use grade 8 bolts and yes may are just direct bolt on design. The wiring harness is usually just plug and play which is easy. Make sure those bolts are tight.....use lock washers and also I use dielectric grease smaered into the connector.

Yes it is easy ;)
 

MH Hawker

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Re: chevy blazer tralier hitch install how easy is it 1997 blazer

its normally a few hours job and its bolt on .
 

fat fanny

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Re: chevy blazer tralier hitch install how easy is it 1997 blazer

Did my 96 (when I had it) In about a half hr wiring harness and all like Wood said plug -n-play all prefabbed to fit.
 

UncleWillie

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Re: chevy blazer tralier hitch install how easy is it 1997 blazer

It is about THIS Easy!

Click on the video. :D
 

H20Rat

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Re: chevy blazer tralier hitch install how easy is it 1997 blazer

use blue loc-tite, and torque the bolts to spec! This isn't one of those times where you want to tighten it as much as you can, as too tight is just as bad as not enough.
 
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